Found another rattler

[Dace]

A baby about 8-10 inches long. DS almost stepped on it while getting out of the car.

DH swept it into a large rubbermaid box and planned to give it to...wild life rescue or some such group to deal with. However due to all the damn budget cuts every office I call is closed. Animal control, fish & game and animal rescue.

On my watch that thing would be killed, but DH feels that it has a purpose and it should live.

Now what? What does one do with a baby rattler?

 

[ducks4you]

NOT when it almost bites you!! SSS, as they say on BYC.

 

[Dace]

SSS?

 

[dragonlaurel]

shoot - shovel - shut up

a machete is effective too

I would try to find out where the nest is. Baby snakes are born in bunches and is the mama around.

 

[Dace]

LOL...my son does pretty well with his air soft gun, killed two already.
The only thing that gun is good for!

Yeah, so my Dh is spending his day with the snake in tow.... I feel a little bit badly for him.

 

[big brown horse]

Yikes!!!!!

 

[rebecca100]

I kept a baby rattlesnake once, didn't know what it was so I caught it in a bucket and brought it home on the fourwheeler to show my dh when he got home. It was only when the kids looked in the barrel and it rattled at them did I realize what it was. It was only about 8 inches. I kept it for another day still to show my dh but finally killed it when the neighbors 4 kids came over and of course mine immediately lead them to the snake. I got onto them all and immediately dispatched the snake before something bad happened.

 

[Dace]

Oh Rebecca, that is scary!

Yeah I guess we have the advantage of actually knowing that it is a dangerous snake.

 

[TanksHill]

If it's small enough use a flat nose shovel. You wont even need to remove it from the tub.

Yuck!!

 

[big brown horse]

If it's small enough use a flat nose shovel. You wont even need to remove it from the tub.

Yuck!!

My skin is crawling!!! YUCK YUCK YUCK!!!!!